The transition from Little League baseball to playing for my Junior High was abrupt, blunt, and unapologetic. Here’s just a sample of the experience, that occurred in the spring of 1970. My no-nonsense, demanding, but fair-minded coach set expectations for our conduct on and off the field that forever changed my perception of the purpose of playing baseball: it was no longer simply to win; it was to do well.

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Music: “Field Grass,” by Sergei Pavkin